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Databases

See also: E-Collections

If prompted for an ID or Password, enter your library card barcode. (For licensing reasons, most of these databases are available only to DPL patrons.)

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General Reference

  • AtoZdatabases — Find a Job, Business, Person or Create Mailing Lists & Sales Leads.
  • Digital Learn — Free self-directed tutorials to increase technology skills.  A good site for those new to computers.
  • FirstSearch — 15 databases (descriptions).  All require an authorization code and password; call the Reference Dept. at (217) 477-5228 to obtain these (must be Illinois resident).

Automotive

  • ChiltonLibrary.com — Auto repair manuals (Use your full barcode number as the password to log in).

Business

  • AtoZdatabases — Find a Job, Business, Person or Create Mailing Lists & Sales Leads.

Crafts

  • Creativebug — A resource with more than 1,000 award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.

Current Affairs/Politics

  • Acceda Noticias — Una colección completa de noticias que es ideal para explorar temas y eventos a nivel local, regional, nacional e internacional.
  • Illinois Issues In-Depth — reporting and analysis from Illinois Public Radio.

Education & Testing

  • Career Girls — Video-based career exploration tool for girls, with an emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) careers.
  • Digital Learn — Free self-directed tutorials to increase technology skills.  A good site for those new to computers.
  • Illinois DMV Practice Tests — practice tests with questions similar to those on the offical knowledge test.

Financial Literacy

Genealogy (more links available here)

Health

Please note: The purpose of this collection of Health References is to provide public access to a wide range of health and medical information, not to give medical advice or interpretation. Danville Public Library does not endorse any specific product, service, or treatment. Information received from these sites is never a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment from a qualified healthcare provider. You should always speak with your doctor before you start, stop, or change any prescribed part of your care plan or treatment.

Legal

Literature

Newspapers & Periodicals

  • Acceda Noticias — Una colección completa de noticias que es ideal para explorar temas y eventos a nivel local, regional, nacional e internacional.
  • AtoZdatabases — Find a Job, Business, Person or Create Mailing Lists & Sales Leads.
  • America’s News — Search 2300 news sources from across the country, including over 125 from Illinois.
  • BiblioBoard Library — Enjoy unlimited access to eBooks from self-published Illinois authors, Arcadia Publishing/The History Press, and discover community content created by libraries across Illinois—all with no holds, checkouts, or lending limits. Download the BiblioBoard Library app for Apple, Android, or Kindle devices, or visit BiblioBoard Library on any web browser to start reading.
  • Career Girls — Video-based career exploration tool for girls, with an emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) careers.
  • ChiltonLibrary.com — Auto repair manuals (Use your full barcode number as the password to log in).
  • Creativebug — A resource with more than 1,000 award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.
  • Digital Learn — Free self-directed tutorials to increase technology skills.  A good site for those new to computers.
  • FirstSearch — 15 databases (descriptions).  All require an authorization code and password; call the Reference Dept. at (217) 477-5228 to obtain these (must be Illinois resident).
  • Genealogy Resources Online – A collection of links to various resources for genealogy.
  • HeritageQuest Online — Census data, family records, and local histories.
  • Historical Newspapers: Black Newspaper Collection — This historical newspaper collection provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
  • Illinois DMV Practice Tests — practice tests with questions similar to those on the official knowledge test.
  • Illinois Issues In-Depth — reporting and analysis from Illinois Public Radio.
  • Legal Forms — Thousands of forms in dozens of categories.
  • MedlinePlus — MedlinePlus is an online health information resource for patients and their families and friends. It is a service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world’s largest medical library, which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
  • Merck Manual Consumer Version / Merck Manual Pro Version — Thousands of topics in all medical fields. Authored by hundreds of top medical experts.
  • Newspapers.com: Illinois & Indiana — coverage includes back issues.
  • Pape Mortuary Database — over 275,000 records collected and constantly updated by a longtime Danville firm.
  • Salem Press: Literature / History / Science / Health — multiple resources in each of these disciplines.
  • U.S. History in Context — Learn about the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History. Contains reference works, millions of news and periodical articles, and more than 5,000 rare and vital primary source documents that range from slave journals to presidential papers.
  • Varsity Tutors — A live learning platform with numerous free resources, like live classes taught by experts, for students of all ages.
  • Vermilion County Legal Self-Help Center
  • What’s Next Database — search for series novels in story order.
  • World History in Context — Includes rare primary sources, reliable reference and multi-media content that chronicle the great cultures and societies that have formed the history of the human race.
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